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✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackcap, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef WRRegional walking route

Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km

Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeListed length 207km

🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

21,099 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,099 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summerautumn

2025

Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +27

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Oil Beetle

Oil BeetleMeloe

🌿

Plants100 species

winterspring

2025

Bramble · Common Ragwort · Dandelion · Germander Speedwell · Ash +95

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
AshFraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hedera helixHedera helix
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CowslipPrimula veris
Quaking-grassBriza media
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Water AvensGeum rivale
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CampionSilene dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Norway SprucePicea abies
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024
HelleborusHelleborus2024
RagwortSenecio2024
CornusCornus2024
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2024
HederaHedera2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
CallunaCalluna2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,099 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summerautumn

2025

Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +27

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Oil Beetle

Oil BeetleMeloe

🌿

Plants100 species

winterspring

2025

Bramble · Common Ragwort · Dandelion · Germander Speedwell · Ash +95

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
AshFraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hedera helixHedera helix
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CowslipPrimula veris
Quaking-grassBriza media
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Water AvensGeum rivale
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CampionSilene dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Norway SprucePicea abies
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024
HelleborusHelleborus2024
RagwortSenecio2024
CornusCornus2024
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2024
HederaHedera2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
CallunaCalluna2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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